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Bristow, Laurie - Strategic Adviser in the Strategy Directorate of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and HM Ambassador to Afghanistan, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office - ACOBA advice

Advice to Sir Laurie Bristow KCMG, former Strategic Adviser in the Strategy Directorate of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office and HM Ambassador to Afghanistan, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, on business appointments after leaving Crown service

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Advice Letter: Sir Laurie Bristow, President of Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge

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Sir Laurie left his role as Strategic Adviser in the Strategy Directorate of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in 2022 HM Ambassador to Afghanistan at the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), in 2021.

The Cambridge Commonwealth, European and International Trust (the Cambridge Trust).

Sir Laurie sought the Committee’s advice about taking up a role with the Cambridge Trust. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in July 2023; and the appointment was taken up in October 2023. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Senior Visiting Fellow, LSE Ideas, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).

Sir Laurie sought the Committee’s advice about taking up a role with LSE. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in August 2022; and the appointment was taken up in March 2023. An accessible version of the letter is available here

Distinguished Fellow, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

Sir Laurie sought the Committee’s advice about taking up a role with RUSI. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in August 2022; and the appointment was taken up later that month. An accessible version of the letter is available here

President, Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge

Sir Laurie sought the Committee’s advice about taking up a role with Hughes Hall, University of Cambridge. The letter containing the Committee’s consideration and the conditions imposed on the appointment was sent in March 2022; and the appointment will be taken up in October 2022. An accessible version of the letter is available here.

Updates to this page

Published 4 April 2022
Last updated 22 December 2023 + show all updates
  1. Appointment with The Cambridge Trust added

  2. Appointment with the Cambridge Trust added.

  3. Appointment with London School of Economics and Political Science added.

  4. Appointment with Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) added

  5. First published.

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